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The 2025 John Barleycorn Awards results are in, and one bourbon brand walked away with not one but two major wins. 15 STARS, a whiskey brand built around the art of blending, earned both Blender of the Year and Best Bourbon honors this spring, a double victory that puts the label squarely in the na

There was a time when rye whiskey meant one thing: a spirit born in Kentucky or Pennsylvania, blended quietly from anonymous barrels, and bottled without much explanation about where it actually came from. Those days are fading fast. A small Vermont-based outfit called Lost Lantern is making sure o

The bourbon landscape just got a serious shake-up, and the source might surprise even seasoned whiskey drinkers. New Riff Distilling, a relatively young operation based out of Newport, Kentucky, has been named the producer of the World's Best Bourbon at the 2026 World Whiskies Awards. The ceremony

The message showed up on Facebook like a sucker punch nobody was bracing for. On February 11th, Kingfly Spirits — a Pittsburgh fixture known for its vodka, whiskey, and a tasting bar that had become a gathering spot in the city's Strip District — told the world it was done. No drawn-out goodbye tou

The bourbon world has a funny way of defying expectations. For years, the conversation around top-shelf American whiskey has centered on the usual suspects — Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee. But a relatively small operation tucked away in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has been quietly building a repu

The whiskey world just got a jolt. Buffalo Trace Distillery and country music heavyweight Chris Stapleton have rolled out a bolder, stronger version of their already popular Traveller Whiskey, and it packs a serious punch compared to the original. Traveller Whiskey Full Proof, bottled at 121 pr

The white whale of American whiskey just surfaced again. Michter's Distillery, the Louisville-based operation known for producing some of the most sought-after bottles in the country, has announced the return of its Celebration Sour Mash — a release so scarce and so revered that it makes the re

When a bourbon brand carries the name of the country's first national park and traces its bloodline back to the families that helped build Kentucky's distilling tradition, a milestone like America's 250th birthday isn't something you let pass quietly. Yellowstone Bourbon clearly got that memo, beca

The people behind Redbreast Irish Whiskey have been quietly building something over the last several years, and it has everything to do with Spain. Their Iberian Series, a collection of limited releases that lean heavily on casks sourced from the sun-drenched corners of the Iberian Peninsula, just

The 2025 MLS season is almost here, and Jameson Irish Whiskey is planting its flag right in the middle of it. As American soccer continues its climb into the mainstream, the whiskey brand is positioning itself as the go-to spirit for matchday, rolling out a series of soccer-themed cocktails designe